List of NCAA conferences
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is divided into three divisions, based roughly on school size. Each division is made up of several conferences for regional league play. Unless otherwise noted, changes in conference affiliation will occur on July 1 of the given year.
[NCAA Division I]
Football Bowl Subdivision
Football Championship Subdivision
Non-football, multi-sport conferences
Ice hockey conferences
Future conference
Other single-sport conferences
This list includes conferences in sports that the NCAA does not fully split into divisions, such as men's volleyball and rifle. Sports in which the NCAA sponsors separate championships for men and women are officially treated by the NCAA as two separate sports.| Conference | Nickname | Founded | Members | Sports | Headquarters | Map |
| Central Collegiate Ski Association | CCSA | 2009 | 7 | 1 | ? | |
| Collegiate Water Polo Association | CWPA | 1970s | 27 | 1 | Bridgeport, Pennsylvania | |
| East Atlantic Gymnastics League | EAGL | 1995 | 7 | 1 | ? | |
| Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges | EARC | ? | 18 | 1 | Danbury, Connecticut | |
| Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges | EAWRC | ? | 18 | 1 | Danbury, Connecticut | |
| Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League | EIGL | ? | 5 | 1 | Danbury, Connecticut | |
| Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association | EISA | ? | 15 | 1 | ? | |
| Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | EIVA | 1977 | 8 | 1 | Bronxville, New York | |
| Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | EIWA | 1905 | 17 | 1 | ? | |
| Eastern Women's Fencing Conference | EWFC | 2000 | 7 | 1 | ? | |
| Golden Coast Conference | GCC | 2013 | 6 8 | 1 | ? | |
| Great America Rifle Conference | GARC | 1998 | 9 | 1 | ? | |
| IFCSC | 1996? | 2 | 1 | ? | ||
| Metropolitan Swimming Conference | METS | ? | 18 19 | 1 | ? | |
| Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Association | MACFA | 1952 | 8 | 1 | Hackettstown, New Jersey | |
| Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference | MAC | 1978 | 7 | 1 | ? | |
| MFC | 1968 | 6 | 1 | University of Notre Dame | ||
| Midwest Independent Conference | MIC | ? | 6 | 1 | UIC | |
| Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | MIVA | 1961 | 8 | 1 | Columbus, Ohio | |
| Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference | MRGC | 2013 | 4 | 1 | ||
| National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association | NIWFA | 1929 | 10 | 1 | ? | |
| New England Intercollegiate Fencing Conference | NEIFC | ? | 8 | 1 | ? | |
| Northeast Fencing Conference | NFC | 1992 | 8 | 1 | ? | |
| Patriot Rifle Conference | PRC | 2013 | 6 | 1 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | |
| Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association | RMISA | 1950 | 7 | 1 | ? | |
| Southland Bowling League | SBL | 2015 | 8 | 1 | Frisco, Texas | |
| Western Water Polo Association | WWPA | 1981 | 8 8 | 1 | ? |
Division II">NCAA Division II">Division II
Current conferences
Single-sport conferences
Other sports
These all-sports conferences sponsor sports which do not have D-II championships.| Conference | Nickname | Founded | Members | Sport | Headquarters | Map |
| CC | 1930 | 9 | men's volleyball | Thomasville, North Carolina | ||
| Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | CIAA | 1912 | 10 | bowling | Hampton, Virginia | |
| East Coast Conference | ECC | 1989 | 9 | bowling | Central Islip, New York | |
| Great Lakes Valley Conference | GLVC | 1978 | 8 | bowling | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Northeast-10 Conference | NE-10 | 1980 | 6 | men's ice hockey | South Easton, Massachusetts | |
| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | SIAC | 1913 | 6 | men's volleyball | Tucker, Georgia |
Division III">NCAA Division III">Division III
Current conferences
Single-sport conferences
Other sports
These all-sports conferences sponsor sports which do not have D-III championships.| Conference | Nickname | Founded | Members | Sport | Headquarters | Map |
| Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | AMCC | 1997 | 8 | Bowling | North Boston, New York | |
| Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | WIAC | 1913 | 8 | Women's gymnastics | Madison, Wisconsin |
Defunct NCAA conferences
* - Operated before the NCAA split into divisions in 1955.